Sunday morning, my friend "Jenny" took me to eat sao bing you tiao, which is basically a flat sesame seed bread with a piece of fried dough inside, delicious! We then went around and visited the famous temples in Changhua that I had not seen yet. One is a 300 year old Confuscian temple, the other a 100 year old Japanese temple.
On Sunday, some friends took me to Sun Moon Lake (Re Yue Tang), which is one of the most famous spots in Taiwan. It's a beautiful mountain lake with a famous temple on an island in its center. It is the largest lake in Taiwan. I think I remember some photos my parents took of this many years ago; the traditional fishing boats are gone but it's still beautiful.
This is a famous old train station my friends said that my father would recognize.
Today, I went to the Chinese medicine clinic and learned a little about what they do. They ran several tests on me and it was a lot of fun.
Testing my voice:
Testing my heart rate variation:
Testing my pulse:
Testing my tounge:
Testing my energy meridians:
This is the chief resident (with a nurse) explaining to me that I have too much fire in my body. Thus, I get thirsty more easily, among other things.
Afterwards, I sat in on the Chinese medicine outpatient clinic and watched the doctor take pulses, perscribe medication, do acupuncture (alone or with flames or electricity, depending), bone/joint manipulation, the application of herbal plasters and the like. It was really interesting and I'm looking forward to going back tomorrow.
